100 Enlightening Artists Issue 05 | Fanny Brodar: A Weaver of Childhood Magic
100位启蒙艺术家05期｜童年魔法编织者Fanny Brodar
Fanny Brodar was born in Oslo, Norway, in 1971 and grew up in New York. Currently, she resides and works in Maine. With a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Boston Art Institute, her work is influenced by Philip Guston’s Neo-Expressionist figuration and Rose Wiley’s cartoonish depictions of modern life.
Fanny Brodar1971年出生于挪威奥斯陆，在美国纽约长大，目前在缅因州生活和工作。她拥有波士顿艺术学院艺术学士学位，作品深受Philip Guston的新表现主义具象和Rose Wiley对现代生活卡通式的绘画影响。
Despite being well-suited for her profession, Fanny faced numerous challenges and had to explore various other careers, putting her dream of becoming a children’s book illustrator on hold. It wasn’t until a friend gave her a vintage easel belonging to her late mother that she was encouraged to pick up the paintbrush once again. Soon, she became enamored with painting and never looked back.
尽管她专业对口，但却经历了许多波折，不得不尝试各种其他职业，一度让她成为一名儿童图书插画家的梦想搁置了。直到一位朋友送给她一副妈妈的旧画架，激励她再次拿起画笔。很快她就对绘画产生了痴迷，从那以后她就没有停止过。
Her art primarily stems from childhood curiosity, with the “Martians” in her paintings acting as her imaginary childhood playmates, helping her through difficult times in her youth.
她的艺术主要来自童年的好奇心，她作品里的“火星人”就是她儿时想象中的玩伴，帮助她度过了小时候的许多困难时期。
Fanny’s distinctive use of vibrant colors, child-like scribbles, and playful text invites viewers to delve into their own sense of nostalgia, while questioning the boundaries of reality and fiction, thus awakening a sense of purity and joy within.
Fanny Brodar用鲜艳的色彩、孩子般的标记和潦草的文字邀请观众更深入地探究他们自己的怀旧之情，同时质疑什么是真实的，什么是虚构的，从而唤醒内心那份纯真和快乐。
In her own words: “I often incorporate flowers and little monsters in my work, weaving these elements together like tapestries—creating a fantastical, extraordinary world I dream of stepping into.”
她说：“我经常在我的作品中加入鲜花和小怪物，将这些东西编织在一起，我的画就像挂毯——一个我梦想进入的超凡脱俗、神奇的地方。”
Brodar’s artistic style is characterized by vivid colors and complex characters, combining Abstract Expressionism with Neo-Pop. She utilizes a variety of media, primarily acrylic paint and oil pastels. Her work conveys a longing for companionship and vitality. Not only does her art serve as a means of self-healing, but it also aims to heal the inner child in her audience.
Brodar的艺术风格以鲜艳的色彩和复杂的角色为特点，是抽象表现主义和新流行主义的融合，她使用多种媒介，主要是丙烯酸涂料和油粉彩。她的作品表达了对陪伴和生机的渴望。她的艺术不仅是自我治愈的方式，也旨在治愈观众内心的孩童。
In recent works, Brodar has started creating larger pieces and incorporated nature-inspired, imaginative figures in order to foster a connection with the natural world. Through her art, Brodar encourages viewers to experience the world from a fresh perspective and find joy in life’s simple pleasures.
近期作品中，Brodar开始创作更大的作品，并引入了受自然启发的想象角色，旨在与自然世界建立关怀的联系。通过她的艺术，Brodar邀请观众以新的方式体验世界，并在生活的简单事物中找到乐趣。
Fanny Brodar’s unique painting style is truly a treasure for inspiring children in the realm of art. Her works provide a key to unlock the gates of imagination, captivating young minds with fantastical scenes crafted through vibrant and harmonious color combinations.
Brodar的绘画风格对于儿童艺术启蒙来说简直是宝藏。儿童的世界本就充满了幻想和纯真，她的作品就像是一把钥匙，打开了孩子们想象力的大门。当孩子们欣赏她的画作时，他们会被那些奇妙的色彩和可爱的形象所吸引，激发起对美的向往。
Children can learn from Brodar’s bold use of colors, expressing emotions through various hues, and be inspired to create unique characters from her exaggerated pictorial elements.
孩子们可以学习她对色彩的大胆运用，尝试用不同的色彩表达自己的情感；也可以从她夸张的画面元素中获得灵感，去创造属于自己的独特形象。
Fanny Brodar has won over countless art lovers with her distinctive painting style. Her command of colour is truly exceptional — those vivid yet harmonious colour combinations come together to form one dreamlike scene after another.
Fanny Brodar以独特的绘画风格征服了众多艺术爱好者。她对色彩的把控堪称一绝，那些鲜艳又和谐的色彩搭配，构成了一个个梦幻般的场景。
Brodar’s artwork has been exhibited in numerous countries and regions worldwide, including the United States, Spain, China, Korea, and France. Her solo and group exhibitions have spanned the globe, including the 2023 solo exhibition “Artful February” in Hong Kong and a 2024 solo exhibition in Madrid, Spain.
她的作品曾在多个国家和地区展出，包括美国、西班牙、中国、韩国和法国。她的个展和群展遍及全球，如2023年在香港的个展“美好的艺术二月”，以及2024年在西班牙马德里的个展。
Her works are highly sought after in the art market, with recent sales at multiple auctions. Brodar’s artistic style and creative philosophy have gained international recognition and acclaim within the art world.
Brodar的作品在艺术市场上也颇受欢迎，近年来在多个拍卖会上出售。她的艺术风格和创作理念在国际艺术界获得了认可和赞誉。
Her artwork not only holds high artistic value but also contributes to the innovation and evolution of artistic styles. Brodar’s creative philosophy has influenced many younger artists, injecting new vitality into the art world.
她的画作不仅具有极高的艺术价值，还在一定程度上推动了艺术风格的创新与发展。她的创作理念影响了许多后辈艺术家，为艺术界注入了新的活力。
Compared to the realistic elements of the world, Brodar prefers abstract, simple, and lively subjects. She refers to her art as a “magic carpet,” with the other side representing endless imagination. She prefers to spend her time in her studio, which she likens to an 8-year-old child’s creative space, allowing her the freedom and spontaneity essential to her creative process.
比起现实世界里的事物，Brodar更偏爱那些抽象、简单、活力十足的东西，她说自己的画作就是魔毯，魔毯的另一边就是无穷的想象，自己更愿意待在她的犹如8岁孩子创作室一般的工作室。在这里她是完全自由的，不受限制的，也是充满创造力的。
Brodar never pre-plans the shapes of her characters; instead, they emerge through improvisation. “My inspiration mainly comes from childhood memories, my imagination, and things that are important to me,” she says. “I love improv, and my painting style is quite similar—spontaneous rather than pre-drawn. This allows viewers to see my process through exposed pencil marks, paint drips, and intentionally unpainted areas.”
她从不提前勾勒人物造型所有的创作都是即兴发挥。
她说：“我绘画的灵感主要来自童年的记忆、我的想象力和对我来说很重要的事情。我喜欢即兴戏剧，我的绘画方式也很相似，是自发的，而不是预先画好的。这使观众可以通过暴露的铅笔标记、油漆滴和故意未上漆的区域看到我的过程的。
In observing Brodar’s works, one can sense the profound curiosity often present in children but gradually lost by many in adulthood. This curiosity is both beautiful and powerful—an enchanting quality that she manages to capture and convey so effectively.
看Brodar的画作，就总是能感受到一种浓郁的好奇心，那是孩子们天生就有，但很多人长大后却慢慢丧失了的一种美好而又强大的存在。
